[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52527-52528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22587]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0026436; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Sternberg Museum of Natural 
History, Hays, KS

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Sternberg Museum of Natural History has completed an 
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation 
between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present-
day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants 
or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization 
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control 
of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a 
written request to the Sternberg Museum of Natural History. If no 
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human 
remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, 
Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice 
may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to the Sternberg Museum of Natural History at 
the address in this notice by November 16, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Laura E. Wilson, Sternberg Museum of Natural History, 
3000 Sternberg Drive, Hays, KS 67601, telephone (785) 639-6192, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the Sternberg Museum 
of Natural History, Hays, KS. The human remains and associated funerary 
objects were removed from Nogales, Santa Cruz County, AZ.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the 
Sternberg Museum of Natural History professional staff in consultation 
with representatives of Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona.

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1928, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from Nogales, in Santa Cruz County, AZ. Two ollas, each of 
which contained the cremated remains of one individual, were uncovered 
during an operation to lower and pave a street. The two ollas were 
donated by Mr. James W. Haddock of Nogales High School in 1929. No 
known individuals were identified.
    According to a letter from Mr. Haddock, Dr. Dean Cummings of the 
University of Arizona supervised the excavation of the ollas. Dr. 
Cummings identified the ollas as belonging to the ``Pithouse Indians 
and about 2000 years old.'' Mr. Peter Steere, Tribal Historic 
Preservation Officer for the Tohono O'odham Nation Cultural Center & 
Museum, identified the ollas as Hohokam plain ware vessels that date to 
A.D. 1000-1400. The Hohokam are regarded as the ancestors of the Tohono 
O'odham, and the Nogales area of Southern Arizona is within the 
geographic area covered by the Tohono O'odham Nation under NAGPRA 
repatriation.

Determinations Made by the Sternberg Museum of Natural History

    Officials of the Sternberg Museum of Natural History have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the two objects 
described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed 
with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as 
part of the death rite or ceremony.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects

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and the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to Dr. Laura E. Wilson, Sternberg Museum of 
Natural History, 3000 Sternberg Drive, Hays, KS 67601, telephone (785) 
639-6192, email [email protected], by November 16, 2018. After that 
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the 
Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona may proceed.
    The Sternberg Museum of Natural History is responsible for 
notifying the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona that this notice has 
been published.

    Dated: September 6, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-22587 Filed 10-16-18; 8:45 am]
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